12v battery to operate 120vdc motor?

I have a 120vdc treadmill motor that has a motor controller board and a transformer to operate it. My question is is there any way to rigg it up to a 12v deep cycle battery. I was thinking all i would need is some sort of step up transformer 9-1 if they make it or 10-1. I would aslo like to have speed control which i assume would work through lowering the voltage. It runs fine off the 12v batter just not near the rpms i need. I know it will drain the deep cycle very fast but im not worried about that.

I have a 120vdc treadmill motor that has a motor controller board and a transformer to operate it. My question is is there any way to rigg it up to a 12v deep cycle battery. I was thinking all i would need is some sort of step up transformer 9-1 if they make it or 10-1. I would aslo like to have speed control which i assume would work through lowering the voltage. It runs fine off the 12v batter just not near the rpms i need. I know it will drain the deep cycle very fast but im not worried about that.

None of that will work the way you want it to. What are you trying to accomplish? Why not use a 12V motor?

my buddy fishes bass tonaments and they are electric only. outboard electric motors cost a lot! im trying to get the treadmill motor to work with a pulley and a custom built drive so he can beat boats to the good spots.

The eaisest way is to use a 12v to 120v invertor !
They are readily available,
And it is the safest way to do it,
As no modifing is needed.

Do you mean 12vdc to 120vdc or do you mean to 120vac because if its ac i believe a treadmill pulls around 12 amps and it would have to be a 2000 watt inverter and that would be pricy trying to make it work with the lowest possible cost. There may be some cheap one though ill have to look around.

12 volt motor

The inverter idea is probably the best, but if the motor actually runs from 12VDC, then it must be a brush motor, not an induction motor. In that case multiple battery's in series would give you more speed. Speed control could be accomplished thru a controller like used for electric bikes or golf carts (would need to be sized for load) one source of these as well as efficient DC motors is: http://www.goldenmotor.com/. Don't work for them, have just looked at their product line (including electric outboard motors), but you're correct they are quite pricey. Another speed control would be a selector switch for how many battery's are being used.

Do you mean 12vdc to 120vdc or do you mean to 120vac because if its ac i believe a treadmill pulls around 12 amps and it would have to be a 2000 watt inverter and that would be pricy trying to make it work with the lowest possible cost. There may be some cheap one though ill have to look around.

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How big of a boat are you moving?